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GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY
Patient Care
CurriculumOutline
2009-2010
SURGICAL COUNCILon
RESIDENT EDUCATION
GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY
PATIENT CARE
CURRICULUM
OUTLINE
2009-2010
Surgical Council on Resident Education
Suite 8601617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1847Tel. 215-568-4000Fax [email protected]
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THIS DOCUMENT
In recent years, there has been a call for a
better defined curriculum in general surgery
residency training. An important starting point
for curriculum development is to answer the
question “What do we expect our residents to
know and be able to do at the end of their train-
ing?” As described by the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME), we expect our graduating residents
to be competent in medical knowledge, patient
care, and professionalism, among others. In
2004, the General Surgery Residency
Committee of the American Board of Surgery
(ABS) began to develop a curriculum in general
surgery patient care by delineating the specific
patient care competencies it expected of gradu-
ating general surgery residents. An expert con-
sensus process was used to develop this docu-
ment, with significant input from the
Association of Program Directors in Surgery
(APDS) as well as specialty groups.
The patient care competency was chosen as
the subject for initial curriculum development
because many organizations involved in surgi-
cal education felt that this area was the most in
need of definition and attention. In the near
future, there are plans to develop competency-
based curricula in the areas of medical knowl-
edge, professionalism and others.
The enclosed outline of the patient care cur-
riculum is the first step in curriculum develop-
ment, not a full curriculum. A full curriculum
includes educational content, teaching materi-
als, instructional methods, and assessment. The
Surgical Council on Resident Education
(SCORE) and its member organizations have
developed a website that will deliver instruc-
tional content and assessment for the patient
care curriculum.
The following patient care curriculum out-
line has been approved as the basis for full cur-
riculum development by SCORE and the ABS.
EXPLANATION OF THE PATIENT CARE CURRICULUM OUTLINE
This document contains a listing of the
patient care topics to be included in a curricu-
lum for a five-year general surgery residency
training program. In addition, it specifies in
general terms the depth and breadth of training
that is expected for each.
This document is not a “curriculum”—it is
the basis for a curriculum. SCORE, with the
extensive involvement of the APDS Curriculum
Committee, has developed specific learning
objectives for many of the topics. Instructional
materials have also been identified and assess-
ment tools are being developed to determine if
residents have actually acquired the desired
knowledge and skills, as well as to evaluate the
overall effectiveness of the program. These
resources will be posted to SCORE’s GeneralSurgery Resident Curriculum Portal as they
become available.
This document should not be viewed as
static. Originally published in 2008, the outline
will be reviewed each year for continued rele-
vancy and revised as necessary. New topics will
be introduced, obsolete topics deleted, and the
depth and breadth of teaching of existing topics
will be adjusted to reflect current surgical prac-
tice.
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
The curriculum topics are organized into 28
organ system-based categories. Within each cat-
egory are diseases/conditions as well as opera-
tions/procedures.
The topics are stratified as follows:
Diseases/Conditions
Two levels:
• BROAD – A graduate should be able to care
for all aspects of disease and provide compre-
hensive management.
• FOCUSED – A graduate should be able to make
the diagnosis, provide initial management/
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stabilization, but will not be expected to be
able to provide comprehensive management.
Operations/Procedures
Three levels:
• ESSENTIAL–COMMON – Frequently performed
operations in general surgery; specific proce-
dure competency is required by end of train-
ing (and should be attainable primarily by
case volume).
• ESSENTIAL–UNCOMMON – Rare, often urgent,
operations seen in general surgery practice
and not typically done in significant numbers
by trainees; specific procedure competency
required by end of training (but cannot be
attained by case volume alone).
• COMPLEX – Not consistently performed by
general surgeons in training and not typically
performed in general surgery practice.
Generic experience in complex procedures in
residency is required but not competence in
individual procedures. Some residency pro-
grams may provide sufficient experience for
competence in some specific procedures.
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PATIENT CARE CURRICULUM OUTLINE INDEX
BY CATEGORY ........................................6
1. Abdomen – General ..................................6
2. Abdomen – Hernia ....................................7
3. Abdomen – Biliary ................................8-9
4. Abdomen – Liver ....................................10
5. Abdomen – Pancreas ................................11
6. Abdomen – Spleen ..................................12
7. Alimentary Tract – Esophagus ................13
8. Alimentary Tract – Stomach ....................14
9. Alimentary Tract – Small Intestine ............15
10. Alimentary Tract – Large Intestine ............16
11. Alimentary Tract – Anorectal ..................17
12. Endoscopy ................................................18
13. Breast........................................................19
14. Endocrine..................................................20
15. Skin and Soft Tissue ................................21
16. Surgical Critical Care ............................22
17. Trauma................................................23-25
18. Vascular – Arterial Disease ................26-28
19. Vascular – Venous ....................................29
20. Vascular – Access ....................................30
21. Transplantation ........................................31
22. Thoracic Surgery ................................32-33
23. Pediatric Surgery ................................34-35
24. Plastic Surgery..........................................36
25. Genitourinary............................................37
26. Gynecology ..............................................38
27. Head and Neck ........................................39
28. Nervous System........................................40
DISEASES BY LEVEL ..........................41
Broad ......................................................41-44
Focused ..................................................44-48
OPERATIONS BY LEVEL ....................49
Essential – Common ................................49-50
Essential – Uncommon ............................50-51
Complex....................................................52-55
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Page
THE CURRICULUM OUTLINE
CATEGORY 1: ABDOMEN − GENERAL
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Acute abdominal pain
• Intra-abdominal abscess
• Rectus sheath hematoma
• Mesenteric cyst
FOCUSED
• Chronic abdominal pain
• Carcinomatosis
• Pseudomyxoma peritoneii
• Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
• Desmoid tumors
• Chylous ascites
• Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Insertion peritoneal dialysis catheter
• Laparoscopic exploratory laparotomy
• Open exploratory laparotomy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Open drainage abdominal abscess
COMPLEX• Open retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
• Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node
dissection
• Operation for pseudomyxoma
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CATEGORY 2: ABDOMEN − HERNIA
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Inguinal hernia
• Femoral hernia
• Ventral hernia
• Miscellaneous hernias
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Open repair of inguinal and femoral hernia
• Laparoscopic repair of inguinal and femoral
hernia
• Open repair of ventral hernia
• Laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Repair miscellaneous hernias
COMPLEX• Component separation abdominal wall
reconstruction
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CATEGORY 3: ABDOMEN − BILIARY
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Jaundice
• Cholangitis
• Acute cholecystitis
• Chronic cholecystitis
• Choledocholithiasis
• Biliary pancreatitis
• Acalculous cholecystitis and biliary dyskinesia
• Iatrogenic bile duct injury
• Gallstone ileus
• Gallbladder polyps
• Gallbladder cancer (incidental)
FOCUSED
• Gallbladder cancer
• Cancer of the bile ducts
• Choledochal cyst
• Sclerosing cholangitis
• Ampullary stenosis/sphincter of Oddi dys-
function
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Open cholecystectomy with or without
cholangiography
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with or with
out cholangiography
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Cholecystostomy
• Open common bile duct exploration
• Choledochoscopy
• Choledochoenteric anastomosis
• Operation for gallbladder cancer (when
found incidentally)
• Repair acute common bile duct injury
COMPLEX
• Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
• Operation for gallbladder cancer (planned)
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CATEGORY 3: ABDOMEN − BILIARY
COMPLEX (CONT.)
• Operation for bile duct cancer
• Excision choledochal cyst
• Transduodenal sphincteroplasty
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CATEGORY 4: ABDOMEN − LIVER
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Liver mass − evaluation
• Hepatic abscess
FOCUSED
• Hepatic adenoma
• Focal nodular hyperplasia
• Hemangioma
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Metastatic tumors
• Miscellaneous hepatic neoplasms
• Ascites
• Bleeding esophageal varices
• Hepatic failure and encephalopathy
• Hepatorenal syndrome
• Viral hepatitis (occupational risk)
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Open liver biopsy
• Laparoscopic liver biopsy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Drainage liver abscess
COMPLEX
• Open segmentectomy/lobectomy
• Laparoscopic segmentectomy/lobectomy
• Intraoperative ultrasound of liver
• Portal-systemic shunt
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CATEGORY 5: ABDOMEN − PANCREAS
Diseases/ConditionsBROAD
• Pancreatic abscess and infected necrosis
• Pancreatic pseudocyst
FOCUSED
• Autoimmune pancreatitis
• Chronic pancreatitis, including hereditary
pancreatitis
• Pancreatic insufficiency
• Ductal adenocarcinoma
• Acinar cell carcinoma
• Cystic neoplasms
• Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
•Other periampullary neoplasms
• Gastrinoma and Z-E syndrome
• Insulinoma
• VIPoma
• Glucagonoma
• Somatostatinoma
• Nonfunctional endocrine tumors
• Lymphoma of pancreas
Operations/Procedures
COMPLEX• Laparoscopic/endoscopic pancreatic debride
ment for necrosis
• Pancreaticoduodenectomy
• Total pancreatectomy
• Ampullary resection for tumor
• Distal pancreatectomy
• Longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy
• Frey procedure
• Beger procedure
• Intraoperative pancreatic ultrasound
• Open pancreatic debridement for necrosis
• Drainage pancreatic pseudocyst
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CATEGORY 6: ABDOMEN − SPLEEN
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Postsplenectomy sepsis
FOCUSED
• Hemolytic anemias
• Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Secondary hypersplenism and splenomegaly
• Neoplasms of spleen
• Splenic cysts
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Open splenectomy
• Laparoscopic splenectomy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Partial splenectomy/splenorrhaphy
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CATEGORY 7: ALIMENTARY TRACT −ESOPHAGUS
Diseases/ConditionsBROAD
• Gastroesophageal reflux and Barrett’s esoph-agus
• Hiatal hernia
• Dysphagia
• Spontaneous esophageal perforation
• Iatrogenic esophageal perforation
• Mallory-Weiss syndrome
FOCUSED• Achalasia
• Zenker’s diverticulum
• Epiphrenic diverticulum
• Foreign bodies
• Schatzki’s ring
• Chemical burns
• Benign neoplasms
• Adenocarcinoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Diffuse esophageal spasm
• Nutcracker esophagus
• Presbyesophagus
• Scleroderma connective tissue disorders
Operations/ProceduresESSENTIAL − COMMON
• Laparoscopic antireflux procedure
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Open antireflux procedure
• Open repair of paraesophageal hernia
• Laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernia
• Repair/resection of perforated esophagus
COMPLEX• Total esophagectomy
• Esophagogastrectomy
• Cricopharyngeal myotomy with excision Zenker’s diverticulum
• Open Heller myotomy
• Laparoscopic Heller myotomy
• Collis gastroplasty
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CATEGORY 8: ALIMENTARY TRACT −STOMACH
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
• Gastric carcinoma
• Duodenal ulcer
• Gastric ulcer
• Peptic ulcer disease with bleeding
• Peptic ulcer disease with perforation
• Peptic ulcer disease with obstruction
• Gastric polyps
• Gastric lymphoma
• Gastric carcinoid tumor
• Stress gastritis
FOCUSED
• Morbid obesity
• Bezoars and foreign bodies
• Gastroparesis
• Postgastrectomy syndromes
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
• Open gastrostomy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Partial/total gastrectomy
• Repair duodenal perforation
• Truncal vagotomy and drainage
COMPLEX
• Open operation for morbid obesity
• Laparoscopic operation for morbid obesity
• Laparoscopic gastric resection
• Proximal gastric vagotomy
• Revisional procedures for postgastrectomy
syndromes
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CATEGORY 9: ALIMENTARY TRACT −SMALL INTESTINE
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Small bowel obstruction and ileus
• Emergent management of Crohn’s disease of
small intestine
• Acute mesenteric ischemia: arterial, venous,
and nonocclusive
• Meckel’s diverticulum
• Radiation enteritis
• Small intestinal polyps
• Small intestinal adenocarcinoma
• Small intestinal lymphoma
• Small intestinal carcinoid tumor
• Small intestinal GISTs
• Intussusception
• Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
FOCUSED
• Short bowel syndrome
• Enteric infections and blind loop syndrome
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Open small bowel resection
• Open adhesiolysis
• Laparoscopic adhesiolysis
• Ileostomy
• Ileostomy closure
• Open feeding jejunostomy
• Laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Superior mesenteric artery embolectomy/
thrombectomy
COMPLEX
• Stricturoplasty for Crohn’s disease
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CATEGORY 10: ALIMENTARY TRACT −LARGE INTESTINE
Diseases/ConditionsBROAD
• Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
• Large bowel obstruction
• Acute appendicitis
• Diverticulitis
• Diverticular bleeding
• Diverticular fistulae
• Colonic polyps
• Colonic cancer
• Emergent management of ulcerative colitis
• Emergent management of Crohn’s disease of colon
• Volvulus
• Miscellaneous colonic neoplasms
• Appendiceal neoplasms
• Emergent management of indeterminate
colitis
• Ischemic colitis
• Antibiotic-induced colitis
FOCUSED• Endometriosis
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Functional constipation
• Infectious colitis
Operations/ProceduresESSENTIAL − COMMON
• Open appendectomy
• Laparoscopic appendectomy
• Open partial colectomy
• Laparoscopic partial colectomy
• Colostomy
• Colostomy closure
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Subtotal colectomy with ileorectal anasto-
mosis/ileostomy
COMPLEX• Total proctocolectomy and ileoanal pull-
through
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CATEGORY 11: ALIMENTARY TRACT −ANORECTAL
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Hemorrhoids
• Anal fissure
• Anorectal abscess and fistulae
• Rectal cancer
• Anal cancer
FOCUSED
• Pelvic floor dysfunction
• Incontinence
• Anal dysplasia/sexually-transmitted disease
• Rectal prolapse
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Banding for internal hemorrhoids
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Subcutaneous lateral internal sphincterotomy
• Drainage anorectal abscess
• Anal fistulotomy/seton placement
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Excision of anal cancer
COMPLEX
• Stapled hemorrhoidectomy
• Repair complex anorectal fistulae
• Operation for incontinence/constipation
• Open transabdominal operation for rectal
prolapse
• Laparoscopic transabdominal operation for
rectal prolapse
• Perineal operation for rectal prolapse
• Transanal resection for tumor
• Abdominoperineal resection
• Pelvic exenteration for rectal cancer
• Operation for anal cancer
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CATEGORY 12: ENDOSCOPY
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• Proctoscopy
• Colonoscopy with or without biopsy/poly-
pectomy
• Bronchoscopy
• Laryngoscopy
COMPLEX
• Mediastinoscopy
• Cystoscopy
• ERCP
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CATEGORY 13: BREAST
Diseases/ConditionsBROAD
• Breast mass
• Nipple discharge
• Fibroadenoma
• Fibrocystic disease
• Intraductal papilloma
• Gynecomastia
• Invasive ductal carcinoma
• Ductal carcinoma in situ
• Invasive lobular carcinoma
• Lobular carcinoma in situ
• Fat necrosis
• Mastitis and abscess
• Galactocoele
• Mondor disease
• Inflammatory breast cancer
• Paget’s disease of the nipple
• Cystosarcoma phyllodes
•Breast cancer during pregnancy and lactation
• Occult breast cancer with axillary metastasis
• Male breast cancer
• Atypical ductal hyperplasia
• Hereditary breast cancer
• Radial scar
Operations/ProceduresESSENTIAL − COMMON
• Aspiration of breast cyst
• Duct excision
• Breast biopsy with or without needle local-
ization
• Lumpectomy
• Simple mastectomy
• Axillary dissection
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy
• Modified radical mastectomy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Radical mastectomy
COMPLEX• Stereotactic breast biopsy
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CATEGORY 14: ENDOCRINE
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Thyroid nodule(s)
• Papillary carcinoma
• Follicular carcinoma
• Primary hyperparathyroidism
• Hypothyroidism (postoperative)
• Hypercalcemia
• Hypocalcemia
• Addisonian crisis
• Hyperthyroidism
FOCUSED
• Thyroiditis
• Medullary carcinoma
• Hurthle cell tumors
• Anaplastic carcinoma
• Secondary hyperparathyroidism
• Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
• Recurrent or persistent hyperparathyroidism
• Parathyroid carcinoma
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIA
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIB
• Incidental adrenal mass
• Pheochromocytoma
• Primary hyperaldosteronism
• Cushing’s syndrome
• Cushing’s disease
• Adrenocortical carcinoma
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Partial or total thyroidectomy
• Parathyroidectomy
COMPLEX
• Open adrenalectomy
• Laparoscopic adrenalectomy
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CATEGORY 15: SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE
Diseases/ConditionsBROAD
• Pilonidal cyst and sinus
• Nevi
• Melanoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Evaluation of soft tissue masses
• Epidermal cyst
• Apocrine tumor
• Eccrine tumor
• Sebaceous tumor
• Merkel cell tumor
• Dermatofibrosarcoma
• Hidradenitis
• Cellulitis
• Necrotizing fasciitis
• Paronychia
• Felon
• Wound infection
FOCUSED• Decubitus ulcer
• Extremity soft tissue sarcomas
• Retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas
• Lymphedema
Operations/ProceduresESSENTIAL − COMMON
• Excisional and incisional biopsy of skin/soft
tissue lesions
• Incision, drainage, debridement for soft tis-
sue infections
• Pilonidal cystectomy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Wide local excision melanoma
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma
COMPLEX• Ilioinguinal − femoral lymphadenectomy
• Major resection for soft tissue sarcoma
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CATEGORY 16: SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE
Diseases/Conditions BROAD (NOT AS BROAD AS SPECIALIST)
• Hypovolemic shock
• Septic shock
• Cardiogenic shock
• Neurogenic shock
• Respiratory failure
• Cardiac failure
• Gastrointestinal failure
• Hepatic failure
• Renal failure
• Coagulopathy
• Neurologic dysfunction
• Endocrine dysfunction
• Derangements of electrolytes and acid-base
• Anaphylaxis
• Pneumonia − hospital acquired
Operations/ProceduresESSENTIAL − COMMON
• Arterial line placement
• Central venous line placement
• Pulmonary artery catheter placement
• Endotracheal intubation
• Real-time ultrasound technique for vascular localization
• Administration of oxygen and administrative devices
• Airway management
• Thoracentesis
• Paracentesis
• Nasogastric tube placement
• Urinary catheterization
• Patient controlled analgesia and epidural analgesia
• Measurement of compartment pressures
(abdomen, extremity)
COMPLEX• Cardiac pacing (external and transvenous)
• Defibrillation and cardioversion
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CATEGORY 17: TRAUMA
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Injuries of the spleen
• Injuries of the liver
• Injuries of the small intestine
• Injuries of the colon and rectum
• Blunt trauma
• Penetrating trauma
• Vascular injuries of the neck
• Injuries of the trachea and larynx
• Injuries of the pharynx and cervical esophagus
• Nerve injuries of the neck
• Rib fractures
• Sternal fractures
• Flail chest
• Pneumothorax
• Hemothorax
• Pulmonary contusion
• Pulmonary laceration
• Myocardial contusion
• Cardiac tamponade
• Esophageal injury
• Injuries of the diaphragm
• Injuries of the stomach
• Injuries of the duodenum
• Injuries of the pancreas
• Retroperitoneal hematoma
• Pelvic fractures
• Injuries of the kidney
• Injuries of the bladder
• Injuries of the ureter
• Vascular injuries of the thorax
• Vascular injuries of the abdomen
• Vascular injuries of the extremities
• Pediatric trauma
• Geriatric trauma
• Trauma in pregnancy
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CATEGORY 17: TRAUMA
FOCUSED
• Closed head injury
• Penetrating head injury
• Tracheobronchial injuries
• Aortic Injuries
• Urethral injuries
• Spine fracture
• Pelvic fracture
• Extremity fractures
• Dislocations
• Sprains and strains
• Mangle and traumatic amputation
• Snake bites
• Spider bites
• Bee and wasp stings
• Scorpion bites
• Animal and human bites
• Hypothermia
• Frostbite
• Flame burns
• Scald burns
• Electrical burns
• Chemical burns
• Smoke inhalation injury
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Management of esophageal trauma
• Management of gastric trauma
• Management of duodenal trauma
• Management of small bowel trauma
• Management of colon trauma
• Neck exploration for trauma
• Open exploratory thoracotomy
• Open exploratory laparotomy
• Laparoscopic exploratory laparotomy
• Splenectomy/splenorrhaphy
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CATEGORY 17: TRAUMA
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON (CONT.)• Repair hepatic lacerations
• Drainage pancreatic injury
• Debride/suture major wounds
• Repair/resection for kidney trauma
• Repair ureteral injury
• Repair bladder injury
• Repair of carotid artery injury
• Repair of abdominal aorta or vena cava
injury
• Repair peripheral vessels
• Fasciotomy for injury
• Repair cardiac injury
• Focused assessment with sonography (FAST
scan)
COMPLEX
• Burn debridement or grafting
• Placement of intracranial pressure monitor
• Reduction and stabilization of maxillofacial
fracture
• Repair of tendon or nerve
• Hepatic resection for injury
• Resection for pancreatic injury
• Closed reduction of fracture
• Open reduction of open/closed fracture
• Debridement and reduction of open fracture
• Repair of thoracic aorta, innominate, subcla-
vian injury
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CATEGORY 18: VASCULAR − ARTERIALDISEASE
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Acute limb ischemia
• Peripheral arterial emboli
• Acute arterial thrombosis
• Compartment syndromes
• Diabetic foot infections
FOCUSED
• Cerebrovascular occlusive disease
• Aortoiliac occlusive disease
• Chronic visceral occlusive disease
• Renal artery occlusive disease
• Femoropopliteal occlusive disease
• Infrapopliteal occlusive disease
• Upper extremity occlusive disease
• Buerger disease
• Fibromuscular dysplasia
• Cystic medial necrosis
• Behcet disease
• Aortic aneurysms
• Visceral arterial aneurysms
• Peripheral arterial aneurysms
• Aortic dissection
• Claudication
• Hypercoagulable syndromes
• Carotid body tumors
• Vascular graft infections
• Aortic thrombosis
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Embolectomy/thrombectomy artery
• Above knee amputation
• Below knee amputation
• Toe amputation
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CATEGORY 18: VASCULAR − ARTERIALDISEASE
COMPLEX
• Aorto-iliac/femoral bypass
• Ilio-iliac/femoral bypass
• Femoral-popliteal bypass
• Profunda endarterectomy
• Infrapopliteal bypass
• Other endarterectomy
• Composite leg bypass graft
• Revise/re-do lower extremity bypass
• Arm bypass, endarterectomy, repair
• Celiac/SMA endarterectomy/bypass
• Renal endarterectomy/bypass
• Femoral-femoral bypass
• Axillo-femoral bypass
• Axillo-popliteal-tibial bypass
• Transmetatarsal amputation
• Upper extremity amputation
• Disarticulation
• Elective repair infrarenal aortoiliac aneurysm
• Repair femoral aneurysm
• Repair popliteal aneurysm
• Repair suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Repair thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
• Repair thoracic aorticaneurysm
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Reoperative carotid surgery
• Excise carotid body tumor
• Direct repair aortic arch branches for CNS
symptoms
• Vertebral artery operation
• Vascular ultrasound
• Angioscopy
• Balloon angioplasty
• Transcatheter stent
• Other endovascular graft
• Endovascular repair aortic aneurysm
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CATEGORY 18: VASCULAR − ARTERIALDISEASE
COMPLEX (CONT.)
• Endovascular repair other aneurysm
• Endovascular thrombolysis
• Pseudoaneurysm repair/injection
• Explore post-op bleed, thrombosis, infection
• Graft thrombectomy/revision
• Excise infected vascular graft
• Repair graft-enteric fistula
• Sympathectomy
• Harvest arm vein
• Thoracic outlet decompression
• Repair ruptured aortic aneurysm
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CATEGORY 19: VASCULAR − VENOUS
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD• Venous thrombosis/embolism
• Thrombophlebitis, including suppurative
• Venous stasis and chronic venous insuffi-ciency
• Varicose veins
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Venous insufficiency and operation for
varicose veins
• Sclerotherapy, peripheral vein
• Insertion vena caval filter
COMPLEX• Venous embolectomy/thrombectomy
• Venous reconstruction
• Non-reconstructive venous ulcer operation
• Repair arteriovenous malformation
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CATEGORY 20: VASCULAR − ACCESS
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Percutaneous vascular access for dialysis
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Percutaneous vascular access
• Arteriovenous graft/fistula
• Revision arteriovenous access
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CATEGORY 21: TRANSPLANTATION
Diseases/Conditions
FOCUSED
• Immunosuppression
Operations/Procedures
COMPLEX
• Donor nephrectomy
• Donor hepatectomy
• Kidney transplant
• Kidney-pancreas transplant
• En bloc abdominal organ retrieval
• Liver transplant
• Pancreas transplant
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CATEGORY 22: THORACIC SURGERY
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Pneumothorax
• Hemothorax
• Pleural effusion/empyema
FOCUSED
• Mediastinitis
• Chylothorax
• Adenocarcinoma of the lung
• Undifferentiated lung carcinoma
• Small-cell carcinoma of the lung
• Large-cell carcinoma of the lung
• Soft tissue sarcomas of chest wall
• Thymoma
• Teratoma of the medisastinum
• Neurogenic tumor of the mediastinum
• Enteric cyst of the mediastinum
• Pericardial cyst
• Bronchgenic cyst
• Superior vena cava syndrome
• Tracheoinnominate fistula
• Tracheoesophageal fistula
• Valvular heart disease
• Congestive heart failure
• Endocarditis
• Coronary artery disease
• Ventricular aneurysms
• Cardiomyopathy
• Pericarditis
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL− COMMON• Chest tube placement
ESSENTIAL− UNCOMMON• Exploratory thoracotomy
• Pericardial window for drainage
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CATEGORY 22: THORACIC SURGERY
COMPLEX
• Thoracoscopy with or without biopsy
• Thoracoscopic pleurodesis
• Thoracoscopic Heller myotomy
• Excision mediastinal tumor
• Transthoracic repair diaphragmatic hernia
• Open drainage of empyema
• Pneumonectomy
• Cardiac procedures
• Pericardiectomy
• Pacemaker insertion
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CATEGORY 23: PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
• Umbilical hernia
• Inguinal hernia
• Malrotation
• Intussusception
• Meckel’s diverticulum
FOCUSED
• Gastroschisis
• Omphalocele
• Esophageal atresia
• Tracheoesophageal fistula
• Foreign bodies of the trachea/esophagus
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• Duodenal atresia/stenosis
• Pancreas divisum
• Intestinal atresia and meconium ileus
• Imperforate anus
• Necrotizing enterocolitis
• Hirschsprung’s disease
• Biliary atresia
• Choledochal cysts
• Cryptorchidism
• Wilms tumor
• Neuroblastoma
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL− COMMON• Inguinal herniorrhaphy in children
• Umbilical hernia repair in children
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Pyloromyotomy
• Emergency operation for malrotation
• Emergency operation for intussusception
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CATEGORY 23: PEDIATRIC SURGERY
COMPLEX
• Excise branchial cleft anomaly
• Excise thyroglossal duct cyst
• Orchiopexy
• Open antireflux procedure
• Laparoscopic antireflux procedure
• Repair intestinal atresia/stenosis
• Repair diaphragmatic hernia
• Repair omphalocoele/gastroschisis
• Procedure for meconium ileus/necrotizing
enterocolitis
• Excision Wilms tumor/neuroblastoma
• Operation for Hirschsprung’s/imperforate
anus
• Repair esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal
fistula
• Repair deformity chest wall
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CATEGORY 24: PLASTIC SURGERY
Diseases/Conditions
FOCUSED
• Abdominoplasty
• Breast reduction and enlargement
• Postmastectomy reconstruction
• Abdominal wall reconstruction
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Skin grafting
COMPLEX
• Revision of scars and resultant deformities
• Composite tissue transfer
• Major reconstructive procedures
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CATEGORY 25: GENITOURINARY
Diseases/Conditions
FOCUSED
• Iatrogenic ureteral injury
• Neurogenic bladder
• Urinary incontinence
• Obstructive uropathy
• Impotence
• Neoplasms of the bladder
• Neoplasms of the ureter
• Neoplasms of the kidney
• Neoplasms of the prostate
• Neoplasms of the testicle
• Stone disease
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL− UNCOMMON• Hydrocelectomy
• Nephrectomy
• Orchiectomy
• Cystostomy
• Repair iatrogenic ureteral injury
COMPLEX
• Prostatectomy
• Ileal urinary conduit
• Cystectomy
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CATEGORY 26: GYNECOLOGY
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Incidental ovarian mass/cyst
FOCUSED
• Endometriosis
• Benign ovarian neoplasms
• Malignant ovarian neoplasms
• Benign uterine neoplasms
• Malignant uterine neoplasms
• Cystocoele
• Rectocoele
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Hysterectomy
• Salpingo-oophorectomy
COMPLEX
• Caesarian section
• Repair cystocoele
• Repair rectocoele
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CATEGORY 27: HEAD AND NECK
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Cervical lymphadenopathy
• Upper airway obstruction
FOCUSED
• Epistaxis
• Mucosal cancers of the oral cavity
• Mucosal cancers of the pharynx
• Mucosal cancers of the larynx
• Parotid gland tumors
• Submandibular gland tumors
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − COMMON• Tracheostomy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Cricothyroidotomy
COMPLEX
• Resection of lip/tongue lesions
• Parotidectomy
• Modified radical neck dissection
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CATEGORY 28: NERVOUS SYSTEM
Diseases/Conditions
BROAD
• Management of acute pain
FOCUSED
• Management of chronic pain
Operations/Procedures
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMON• Digital nerve block
COMPLEX
• Placement of indwelling epidural catheter
• Placement of nerve stimulator for chronic
pain
• Celiac plexus blockade – percutaneous or
endoscopic
• Thoracic splanchnicectomy
• Peripheral nerve block(s) other than digital
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DISEASES/CONDITIONS BY LEVELBROAD
Abdomen - GeneralAcute abdominal painIntra-abdominal abscessRectus sheath hematomaMesenteric cystAbdomen - HerniaInguinal herniaFemoral herniaVentral herniaMiscellaneous herniasAbdomen - BiliaryJaundiceAcute cholecystitisChronic cholecystitisCholedocholithiasisBiliary pancreatitisAcalculous cholecystitis and biliary dyskinesiaIatrogenic bile duct injuryGallstone IleusGallbladder polypsGallbladder cancer (incidental)Abdomen - LiverLiver mass - evaluationHepatic abscessAbdomen - PancreasPancreatic abscess and infected necrosisPancreatic pseudocystAbdomen - SpleenPostsplenectomy sepsisAlimentary Tract - EsophagusGastroesophageal reflux and Barrett's esophagusHiatal herniaDysphagiaSpontaneous esophageal perforationIatrogenic esophageal perforationMallory-Weiss syndromeAlimentary Tract - StomachUpper gastrointestinal bleedingGastric carcinomaDuodenal ulcerGastric ulcerPeptic ulcer disease with bleedingPeptic ulcer disease with perforationPeptic ulcer disease with obstructionGastric polypsGastric lymphomaGastric carcinoid tumorStress gastritisAlimentary Tract - Small IntestineSmall bowel obstruction and ileusEmergent management of Crohn disease of small intestineAcute mesenteric ischemia: arterial, venous, and nonocclusiveMeckel’s diverticulumRadiation enteritisSmall intestinal polypsSmall intestinal adenocarcinomaSmall intestinal lymphomaSmall intestinal carcinoid tumorSmall intestinal GISTsIntussusceptionPneumatosis cystoides intestinalis
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BROAD
Alimentary Tract - Large IntestineLower gastrointestinal bleedingLarge bowel obstructionAcute appendicitisDiverticulitisDiverticular bleedingDiverticular fistulaeColonic polypsColonic cancer Emergent management of ulcerative colitisEmergent management of Crohn’s disease of colonVolvulusMiscellaneous colonic neoplasms Appendiceal neoplasmsEmergent management of indeterminate colitisIschemic colitisAntibiotic-induced colitisAlimentary Tract - AnorectalHemorrhoidsAnal fissureAnorectal abscess and fistulaeRectal cancerAnal cancerBreastBreast massNipple dischargeFibroadenomaFibrocystic diseaseIntraductal papillomaGynecomastiaInvasive ductal carcinomaDuctal carcinoma in situInvasive lobular carcinomaLobular carcinoma in situFat necrosisMastitis and abscessGalactoceleMondor diseaseInflammatory breast cancerPaget's disease of the nippleCystosarcoma phylloidesBreast cancer during pregnancy and lactationOccult breast cancer with axillary metastasisMale breast cancerAtypical ductal hyperplasiaHereditary breast cancerRadial scarEndocrineThyroid nodule(s)Papillary carcinomaFollicular carcinomaPrimary hyperparathyroidismHypothyroidism (postoperative)HypercalcemiaHypocalcemiaAddisonian crisisHyperthyroidismSkin and Soft TissuePilonidal cyst and sinus NeviMelanomaSquamous cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinoma
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BROAD
Skin and Soft Tissue (cont.)Evaluation of soft tissue massesEpidermal cystApocrine tumorEccrine tumorSebaceous tumorMerkel cell tumorDermatofibrosarcomaHidradenitisCellulitisNecrotizing fasciitisParonychiaFelonWound infection Surgical Critical CareHypovolemic shockSeptic shockCardiogenic shockNeurogenic shockRespiratory failureCardiac failureGastrointestinal failureHepatic failureRenal failureCoagulopathyNeurologic dysfunctionEndocrine dysfunctionDerangements of electrolytes and acid-baseAnaphylaxisPneumonia - hospital acquiredTraumaInjuries of the spleenInjuries of the liverInjuries of the small intestineInjuries of the colon and rectumBlunt traumaPenetrating traumaVascular injuries of the neckInjuries of the trachea and larynxInjuries of the pharynx and cervical esophagusNerve injuries of the neckRib fracturesSternal fracturesFlail chestPneumothoraxHemothoraxPulmonary contusionPulmonary lacerationMyocardial contusionCardiac tamponadeEsophageal InjuryInjuries of the diaphragmInjuries of the stomachInjuries of the duodenumInjuries of the pancreasRetroperitoneal hematomaPelvic fracturesInjuries of the kidneyInjuries of the bladderInjuries of the ureterVascular injuries of the thoraxVascular injuries of the abdomenVascular injuries of the extremities
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BROAD
Trauma (cont.)Pediatric traumaGeriatric traumaTrauma in pregnancyVascular - Arterial DiseaseAcute limb ischemiaPeripheral arterial emboliAcute arterial thrombosisCompartment syndromesDiabetic foot infectionsVascular - VenousVenous thrombosis/embolismThrombophlebitis, including suppurativeVenous stasis and chronic venous insufficiencyVaricose veinsVascular - AccessPercutaneous vascular access for dialysisThoracic SurgeryPneumothoraxHemothoraxPleural effusion/empyemaPediatric SurgeryHypertrophic pyloric stenosisInguinal herniaUmbilical herniaMalrotationIntussusceptionMeckel's diverticulum GynecologyEctopic pregnancyPelvic inflammatory diseaseIncidental ovarian mass/cystHead and NeckCervical lymphadenopathyUpper airway obstructionNervous SystemManagement of acute pain
FOCUSED
Abdomen - GeneralChronic abdominal painCarcinomatosisPseudomyxoma peritoneiiSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisDesmoid tumorsChylous ascitesRetroperitoneal fibrosisAbdomen - BiliaryGallbladder cancerCancer of the bile ductsCholedochal cystSclerosing cholangitisAmpullary stenosis/sphincter of Oddi dysfunctionAbdomen - LiverHepatic adenomaFocal nodular hyperplasiaHemangiomaHepatocellular carcinomaCholangiocarcinomaMetastatic tumorsMiscellaneous hepatic neoplasms
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FOCUSED
Abdomen - Liver (cont.)AscitesBleeding esophageal varicesHepatic failure and encephalopathyHepatorenal syndromeViral hepatitis (occupational risk)Abdomen - PancreasAutoimmune pancreatitisChronic pancreatitis, including hereditary pancreatitisPancreatic insufficiencyDuctal adenocarcinomaAcinar cell carcinomaCystic neoplasmsIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmsOther periampullary neoplasmsGastrinoma and Z-E syndromeInsulinomaVIPomaGlucagonomaSomatostatinomaNonfunctional endocrine tumorsLymphoma of pancreasAbdomen - SpleenHemolytic anemiasIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraSecondary hypersplenism and splenomegalyNeoplasms of spleenSplenic cystsAlimentary Tract - EsophagusAchalasiaZenker’s diverticulumEpiphrenic diverticulumForeign bodiesSchatzki’s ringChemical burnsBenign neoplasmsAdenocarcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaDiffuse esophageal spasmNutcracker esophagusPresbyesophagusScleroderma connective tissue disordersAlimentary Tract - StomachMorbid obesityBezoars and foreign bodiesGastroparesisPostgastrectomy syndromesAlimentary Tract - Small IntestineShort bowel syndromeEnteric infections and blind loop syndromeAlimentary Tract - Large IntestineEndometriosisIrritable bowel syndromeFunctional constipationInfectious colitisAlimentary Tract - AnorectalPelvic floor dysfunctionIncontinenceAnal dysplasia/sexually-transmitted diseaseRectal prolapse
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FOCUSED
EndocrineThyroiditisMedullary carcinomaHurthle cell tumorsAnaplastic carcinomaSecondary hyperparathyroidism Tertiary hyperparathyroidismRecurrent or persistent hyperparathyroidismParathyroid carcinomaMultiple endocrine neoplasia type I Multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIAMultiple endocrine neoplasia type IIBIncidental adrenal massPheochromocytomaPrimary hyperaldosteronismCushing’s syndromeCushing’s diseaseAdrenocortical carcinomaSkin and Soft TissueDecubitus ulcerExtremity soft tissue sarcomas Retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomasLymphedemaTraumaClosed head injuryPenetrating head injury Tracheobronchial injuriesAortic injuriesUrethral injuriesSpine fracturePelvic fractureExtremity fracturesDislocationsSprains and strainsMangle and traumatic amputationSnake bitesSpider bitesBee and wasp stingsScorpion bitesAnimal and human bitesHypothermiaFrostbiteFlame burnsScald burnsElectrical burnsChemical burnsSmoke inhalation injuryCarbon monoxide poisoningVascular - Arterial DiseaseCerebrovascular occlusive diseaseAortoiliac occlusive diseaseChronic visceral occlusive diseaseRenal artery occlusive diseaseFemoropopliteal occlusive diseaseInfrapopliteal occlusive diseaseUpper extremity occlusive diseaseBuerger diseaseFibromuscular dysplasiaCystic medial necrosisBehcet diseaseAortic aneurysmsVisceral arterial aneurysmsPeripheral arterial
FOCUSED
Vascular - Arterial Disease (cont.)Aortic dissectionClaudicationHypercoagulable syndromesCarotid body tumorsVascular graft infectionsAortic thrombosisThoracic outlet syndromeTransplantationImmunosuppressionThoracic SurgeryMediastinitisChylothoraxAdenocarcinoma of the lungUndifferentiated lung carcinomaSmall-cell carcinoma of the lungLarge-cell carcinoma of the lungSoft tissue sarcomas of chest wallThymomaTeratoma of the medisastinumNeurogenic tumor of the mediastinumEnteric cyst of the mediastinumPericardial cystBronchgenic cystSuperior vena cava syndromeTracheoinnominate fistulaTracheoesophageal fistulaValvular heart diseaseCongestive heart failureEndocarditisCoronary artery diseaseVentricular aneurysmsCardiomyopathyPericarditisPediatric SurgeryGastroschisisOmphaloceleEsophageal atresiaTracheoesophageal fistulaForeign bodies of the trachea/esophagusCongenital diaphragmatic herniaDuodenal atresia/stenosisPancreas divisumIntestinal atresia and meconium ileusImperforate anusNecrotizing enterocolitisHirschsprung's diseaseBiliary atresiaCholedochal cystsCryptorchidismWilms tumorNeuroblastomaPlastic SurgeryAbdominoplastyBreast reduction and enlargementPostmastectomy reconstructionAbdominal wall reconstructionGenitourinaryIatrogenic ureteral injuryNeurogenic bladder Urinary incontinenceObstructive uropathyImpotence
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FOCUSED
Genitourinary (cont.)Neoplasms of the bladderNeoplasms of the ureterNeoplasms of the kidneyNeoplasms of the prostate Neoplasms of the testicleStone diseaseGynecologyEndometriosisBenign ovarian neoplasms Malignant ovarian neoplasms Benign uterine neoplasms Malignant uterine neoplasms CystocoeleRectocoeleHead and NeckEpistaxisMucosal cancers of the oral cavityMucosal cancers of the pharynxMucosal cancers of the larynxParotid gland tumorsSubmandibular gland tumorsNervous SystemManagement of chronic pain
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OPERATIONS/PROCEDURES BY LEVELESSENTIAL− COMMONAbdomen - GeneralInsertion peritoneal dialysis catheterLaparoscopic exploratory laparotomyOpen exploratory laparotomy Abdomen - HerniaOpen repair of inguinal and femoral herniaLaparoscopic repair of inguinal and femoral herniaOpen repair of ventral herniaLaparoscopic repair of ventral herniaAbdomen - BiliaryOpen cholecystectomy with or without cholangiographyLaparoscopic cholecystectomy with or without cholangiographyAbdomen - LiverOpen liver biopsyLaparoscopic liver biopsyAbdomen - SpleenOpen splenectomyLaparoscopic splenectomyAlimentary Tract - EsophagusLaparoscopic antireflux procedureAlimentary Tract - StomachPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomyOpen gastrostomy Alimentary Tract - Small IntestineOpen small bowel resectionOpen adhesiolysisLaparoscopic adhesiolysisIleostomyIleostomy closureOpen feeding jejunostomyLaparoscopic feeding jejunostomyAlimentary Tract - Large IntestineOpen appendectomyLaparoscopic appendectomyOpen partial colectomyLaparoscopic partial colectomyColostomyColostomy closureAlimentary Tract - AnorectalBanding for internal hemorrhoids HemorrhoidectomySubcutaneous lateral internal sphincterotomyDrainage anorectal abscessAnal fistulotomy/seton placementEndoscopyEsophagogastroduodenoscopyProctoscopyColonoscopy with or without biopsy/polypectomyBronchoscopyLaryngoscopyBreastAspiration of breast cystDuct excisionBreast biopsy with or without needle localizationLumpectomySimple mastectomyAxillary dissectionSentinel lymph node biopsyModified radical mastectomy
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ESSENTIAL− COMMONEndocrinePartial or total thyroidectomyParathyroidectomySkin and Soft TissueExcisional and incisional biopsy of skin/soft tissue lesionsIncision, drainage, debridement for soft tissue infectionsPilonidal cystectomySurgical Critical CareArterial line placementCentral venous line placementPulmonary artery catheter placementEndotracheal intubationReal-time ultrasound technique for vascular localizationAdministration of oxygen and administrative devicesAirway managementThoracentesisParacentesisNasogastric tube placementUrinary catheterizationPatient controlled analgesia and epidural analgesiaMeasurement of compartment pressures (abdomen, extremity)Vascular - VenousVenous insufficiency and operation for varicose veinsSclerotherapy, peripheral veinInsertion of vena caval filterVascular - AccessPercutaneous vascular accessArteriovenous graft/fistulaRevision arteriovenous accessThoracic SurgeryChest tube placementPediatric SurgeryInguinal herniorrhaphy in childrenUmbilical hernia repair in childrenPlastic SurgerySkin graftingHead and NeckTracheostomy
ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMONAbdomen - GeneralOpen drainage abdominal abscessAbdomen - HerniaRepair miscellaneous herniasAbdomen - BiliaryCholecystostomyOpen common bile duct explorationCholedochoscopyCholedochoenteric anastomosisOperation for gallbladder cancer (when found incidentally) Repair acute common bile duct injuryAbdomen - LiverDrainage liver abscessAbdomen - SpleenPartial splenectomy/splenorrhaphyAlimentary Tract - EsophagusOpen antireflux procedureOpen repair of paraesophageal herniaLaparoscopic repair of paraesophageal herniaRepair/resection of perforated esophagus
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ESSENTIAL − UNCOMMONAlimentary Tract - StomachPartial/total gastrectomyRepair duodenal perforationTruncal vagotomy and drainageAlimentary Tract - Small IntestineSuperior mesenteric artery embolectomy/thrombectomyAlimentary Tract - Large IntestineSubtotal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis/ileostomyAlimentary Tract - AnorectalExcision of anal cancerBreastRadical mastectomySkin and Soft TissueWide local excision melanomaSentinel lymph node biopsy for melanomaTraumaManagement of esophageal traumaManagement of gastric traumaManagement of duodenal traumaManagement of small bowel traumaManagement of colon traumaNeck exploration for traumaOpen exploratory thoracotomyOpen exploratory laparotomyLaparoscopic exploratory laparotomySplenectomy/splenorrhaphyRepair hepatic lacerationsDrainage pancreatic injuryDebride/suture major woundsRepair/resection for kidney trauma Repair ureteral injuryRepair bladder injuryRepair of carotid artery injuryRepair of abdominal aorta or vena cava injuryRepair peripheral vesselsFasciotomy for injuryRepair cardiac injuryFocused assessment with sonography (FAST scan)Vascular - Arterial DiseaseEmbolectomy/thrombectomy arteryAbove knee amputationsBelow knee amputationsToe amputationsThoracic SurgeryExploratory thoracotomyPericardial window for drainagePediatric SurgeryPyloromyotomyEmergency operation for malrotationEmergency operation for intussusceptionGenitourinaryHydrocelectomyNephrectomyOrchiectomyCystostomyRepair iatrogenic ureteral injuryGynecologyHysterectomySalpingo-oophorectomyHead and NeckCricothyroidotomyNervous SystemDigital nerve block
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COMPLEX
Abdomen - GeneralOpen retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionLaparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionOperation for pseudomyxomaAbdomen - HerniaComponent separation abdominal wall reconstructionAbdomen - BiliaryLaparoscopic common bile duct explorationOperation for gallbladder cancer (planned)Operation for bile duct cancerExcision choledochal cystTransduodenal sphincteroplastyAbdomen - LiverOpen segmentectomy/lobectomyLaparoscopic segmentectomy/lobectomyIntraoperative ultrasound of liverPortal-systemic shuntAbdomen - PancreasLaparoscopic/endoscopic pancreatic debridement for necrosisPancreaticoduodenectomyTotal pancreatectomyAmpullary resection for tumorDistal pancreatectomyLongitudinal pancreaticojejunostomyFrey procedureBeger procedureIntraoperative pancreatic ultrasoundOpen pancreatic debridement for necrosis Drainage pancreatic pseudocystAlimentary Tract - EsophagusTotal esophagectomyEsophagogastrectomyCricopharyngeal myotomy with excision Zenker’s diverticulumOpen Heller myotomy Laparoscopic Heller myotomy Collis gastroplastyAlimentary Tract - StomachOpen operation for morbid obesityLaparoscopic operation for morbid obesityLaparoscopic gastric resectionProximal gastric vagotomyRevisional procedures for postgastrectomy syndromesAlimentary Tract - Small IntestineStricturoplasty for Crohn’s diseaseAlimentary Tract - Large IntestineTotal proctocolectomy and ileoanal pull-throughAlimentary Tract - AnorectalStapled hemorrhoidectomyRepair complex anorectal fistulaeOperation for incontinence/constipationOpen transabdominal operation for rectal prolapseLaparoscopic transabdominal operation for rectal prolapsePerineal operation for rectal prolapseTransanal resection for tumorAbdominoperineal resectionPelvic exenteration for rectal cancerOperation for anal cancerEndoscopyMediastinoscopyCystoscopyERCP
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COMPLEX
BreastStereotactic breast biopsyEndocrineOpen adrenalectomyLaparoscopic adrenalectomySkin and Soft TissueIlioinguinal - femoral lymphadenectomyMajor resection for soft tissue sarcomaSurgical Critical CareCardiac pacing (external and transvenous)Defibrillation and cardioversionTraumaBurn debridement or graftingPlacement of intracranial pressure monitorReduction and stabilization of maxillofacial fractureRepair of tendon or nerveHepatic resection for injuryResection for pancreatic injuryClosed reduction of fractureOpen reduction of open/closed fractureDebridement and reduction of open fractureRepair of thoracic aorta, innominate, subclavian injuryVascular - Arterial DiseaseAorto-iliac/femoral bypassIlio-iliac/femoral bypassFemoral-popliteal bypassProfunda endarterectomyInfrapopliteal bypassOther endarterectomyComposite leg bypass graftRevise/re-do lower extremity bypassArm bypass, endarterectomy, repairCeliac/SMA endarterectomy/bypassRenal endarterectomy/bypassFemoral-femoral bypassAxillo-femoral bypassAxillo-popliteal-tibial bypassTransmetatarsal amputationUpper extremity amputationDisarticulationElective repair infrarenal aortoiliac aneurysmRepair femoral aneurysmRepair popliteal aneurysmRepair suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysmRepair thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmRepair thoracic aorticaneurysmCarotid endarterectomyReoperative carotid surgeryExcise carotid body tumorDirect repair aortic arch branches for CNS symptomsVertebral artery operationVascular ultrasoundAngioscopyBalloon angioplastyTranscatheter stentOther endovascular graftEndovascular repair aortic aneurysmEndovascular repair other aneurysmEndovascular thrombolysisPseudoaneurysm repair/injectionExplore post-op bleed, thrombosis, infectionGraft thrombectomy/revision
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COMPLEX
Vascular - Arterial Disease (cont.)Excise infected vascular graftRepair graft-enteric fistulaSympathectomyHarvest arm veinThoracic outlet decompressionRepair ruptured aortic aneurysmVascular - VenousVenous embolectomy/thrombectomyVenous reconstructionNon-reconstructive venous ulcer operationRepair arteriovenous malformationTransplantationDonor nephrectomyDonor hepatectomyKidney transplantKidney-pancreas transplantEn bloc abdominal organ retrievalLiver transplantPancreas transplantThoracic SurgeryThoracoscopy with or without biopsyThoracoscopic pleurodesisThoracoscopic Heller myotomyExcision mediastinal tumorTransthoracic repair diaphragmatic herniaOpen drainage of empyemaPneumonectomyCardiac proceduresPericardiectomyPacemaker insertionPediatric SurgeryExcise branchial cleft anomalyExcise thyroglossal duct cystOrchiopexyOpen antireflux procedure Laparoscopic antireflux procedure Repair intestinal atresia/stenosisRepair diaphragmatic herniaRepair omphalocoele/gastroschisisProcedure for meconium ileus/necrotizing enterocolitisExcision Wilms tumor/neuroblastomaOperation for Hirschsprung’s/imperforate anusRepair esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistulaRepair deformity chest wallPlastic SurgeryRevision of scars and resultant deformitiesComposite tissue transferMajor reconstructive proceduresGenitourinaryProstatectomyIleal urinary conduitCystectomyGynecologyCaesarian sectionRepair cystocoeleRepair rectocoeleHead and NeckResection of lip/tongue lesionsParotidectomyModified radical neck dissection
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COMPLEX
Nervous SystemPlacement of indwelling epidural catheterPlacement of nerve stimulator for chronic painCeliac plexus blockade – percutaneous or endoscopicThoracic splanchnicectomyPeripheral nerve block(s) other than digital
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